Agriculture and Food

Diocese Challenges SOCOTECO II-Ignite Deal, Raises Questions on Transparency and Consumer Rights

GENERAL SANTOS CITY  (June 4) — A brewing dispute over the future of South Cotabato II Electric Cooperative (SOCOTECO II) has drawn the intervention of the Diocese of Marbel,...

Davao’s Garbage Crisis Exposes Long-Standing Waste Management Failures

DAVAO CITY  (June 4) — As Davao City celebrates Duaw Davao and observes Environment Month this June, piles...

Consumers Caught in Power Struggle as Davao Light Assures No Disconnections Until After July

ISLAND GARDEN CITY OF SAMAL  (June 4) — As a protracted legal and operational battle between Davao Light...

EU-Funded Peace Project Puts Women at Center of Community Transformation in Agusan Norte

BUTUAN CITY  (June 4) — In a region where armed conflict, political exclusion, and social inequalities have historically...

BARMM Takes Bigger Role in Energy Governance as DOE Transfers Key Powers

COTABATO CITY  (June 4) — The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) moved a step closer toward...
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Price Cap Meets Market Reality: Davao Retailers Struggle to Comply with P50 Rice Ceiling

DAVAO CITY (June 2) — Barely hours after the government imposed a nationwide PHP50-per-kilo ceiling on imported rice, authorities in Davao City encountered a...

Bukidnon Bets on Coffee as Its Next Economic Powerhouse

VALENCIA CITY, Bukidnon (May 31) — Long known as Mindanao's food basket, Bukidnon is now staking its claim as the country's coffee capital. The province...

Filipino Coffee Eyes Global Market as Farmers Chase Premium Prices

TACURONG CITY (May 29) — The Philippine coffee industry is pushing deeper into the global specialty market, with government officials and industry leaders saying...

DA pours rice aid into Davao farms ahead of planting season

DAVAO CITY  (May 27) — The government has intensified its push to secure rice production in Mindanao, rolling out millions of pesos worth of...

MinDA, Apl.de.ap Explore Sustainable Agriculture Partnership in Mindanao

DAVAO CITY (May 24) — The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) has opened partnership discussions with global artist and philanthropist Allan Pineda, known as Apl.de.ap,...

Davao sounds alarm on bee decline as farms face pollination threat

DAVAO CITY (May 19) — Agriculture leaders in Davao are pushing stronger protection for bees ahead of World Bee Day on May 20, warning...
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